The European far right might fail to steer EU policy in the direction Russia wants, but they will create enough chaos inside Europe to benefit the Kremlin.
Dimitar Bechev
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Innovative forms of deliberative and participatory democracy from outside the West can inspire reform in European states.
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy.
Ken Godfrey
Executive Director, European Partnership for Democracy
Ken Godfrey isthe executive director of the European Partnership for Democracy.
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